Fish trap-hook.



"o lohn.. A

PATENTED SEPT. 29, 1903.

c. o.. coox.

FISH TRAP Hoax;

APPLIOLTIOI I'ILBDJAH. 13. 1903.

i l. i

Nof'zsse. ATENTBD SEPT. 29, c. o. Gooi 'FISH TMP HooK.

urruonxon rxLzn nl. n. nos.

` n sums-sanm- 24 l LV1 rA/Esszf UNITED STATES Patented September vPATEISJT `Gsans5.

vCHARLES o. `eooK, oF AUBURN, NEW YORK, Assieson-'ro o. anensr. KoENIG, or AUBURN, NEW nomi.u -MJ-ff" ns1-i 'raAP-i-ioeic.Y

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letten Patent No. 739,989, dated September 2B, 1903.

nppumnnneum-q12,1903. serein. ldfll (Homann :To @ZL whom it may concern:

Be it known that LCHARLES O. Coon., a citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New 5 York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish 'l' ap-Hooks; and I do lierehydcelare the followinfto hea. full, clear, n nd exact description of the invention ,such as will ena-ble others skilled in the art to which se it appertains to make ,and use the same.

My invent-ion relates to that class of hooks known as Iish trap-hooks, and has .for its special'objeet to provide a very simpleV but substantial means hy which a fish may be prc- Y xgvented from aii chance o escape after having once received the hait-hook in its mouth.

My invention consist-s in the novel construction clearly and fully set forth in the annexed specification and drawings. zo In the drawings, Figure 1 isa front view of my improved fish-hook in its normal position. Fig. 2 is also a front View of said hook, but in its contracted position. Fig. 3 is amodiieation of my hook. Fig. 4 is an enlarged 25 rien' of the main portion of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a further modification of the same.

In the drawings like letters of reference represent similar parts.

A in the drawings represents a. main por- 5o tion, as an ordina-r f sinker of 'lead or other suitable material and preferably of a cylindrical form, the ends of said main portion'A being provided with the projecting eyes l and l', respectively.

is an ordinary hait-hook attached io the eye B'.

D is a wire or other spring, preferably howshaped, although other forms of spring may he employed, 'which is attached at its center 4o to the main portion A at a suitable point in the same, butin such amanner that its ends project in the same direction as the projecting eye iS'. The spring l) is provided near enel: end with a loop E, while to each of said .i5 ends is attached, by any suitable meansf, a group of ordinary hooks l", preferably three in number.

G G are lines, each having one end attached to the-loops E E, respectively, While thei free ends are passed through the proieeting eye ll in opposite direetions,then En opposite directions through the projecting; eji'e l, and then secured to the main line. in any suitable manner; but it should be nm'lersiood that other constructions may be employed which will procure the saine results.

From the foregoing description Le operation of my device is obvious and is follows z \\'hen a fish bites the hnited hook i2, the fisherman ordinarily begins te tighter; the line, while the fish' generally resists h3: polling on the Said hait-hook (l, which action would increase the tension on the lines G 6- Therefore as the iines G G are attached to the spring D near its ends and the hait-hook C is' attached to the couter of said spring il), as by construction it is, when the bait-hook C is pulled andthe linesii G tightened the spring D mnst 'ielfi, thus forcing the hooks F li, at-

tached to its ends, int-o the fishs hotly, :is

hy the dotted lines in said Fig. ii-

The further modification shown in Fig. 5 is of substantially the same consrnetion as that of Fig. 1, except that instead of thesingle projecting eye B' in Fig. 1 prefer-alii; two projecting eyes B2 B2 are attached te :he lower end of the main portion er sini-:er n'iiile ..he free ends ot' the lines G G are pas lnrougl. the projecting eyes ill B2, rospo' l):` and then attached to tliebnigliooift, ernirh is not secured to the main portion or siezei-A as in Fig. l, and the main line in this instruction is secured to the projecting eye i3. With these changes it is evident that 1i s @aeration of this construction is substantie 3.* alie same as that of Fig. l, except in the lat he haiihook C when pulled directly tightens ihn li nes spring-arms tending normally to hold the G G, thus bringing the ends of the spring D closely together, as shown bythe dotted lines in Fig. 5. i l

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, isv 1. A fish trap-hook comprising a main portion provided with spring-arms having a. hook or hooks at their enter ends, said spring-arms tending normally to hold the hooks apart, a hook iniermediatesaid arms, and means for eonneeing the ends of said springarms whereby a draft on the intermediate hook will canse the outer ends of said. arms and hooks secured thereto to closely approach each other, substantially as described.

2. In a sh trap-hook, the combination with a main portion, of spring-arms secured thereto provided with a. plurality of hooks, said hooksapart, a hook intermediate of said arms and means for connecting the ends of said spring arms, whereby a d rafton said intermediate hook will anse the outer ends of said armsand hooks secured thereto to closely approach each other, substantially as deserihed.

3. ln aiish trap-hook, the eombination of axnain pori ion, of spring-arms seeiired thereto provided with one or more hooks, a hook seenredvfo said main portion intermediate said arms, linessecured t-o said springirnis near the outer ends and adapted to be connected with the main line, the said parts heile;` so

arranged that a draft on the intermediate hook will cause the outer ends of the .springarmsand hooks secured thereto to closely approach each other., suhstc'mtinlly as de scribed.

4. In a. fish trap-hook, the combination '41- the main portion, of spring-arms provn :d with hooks secured thereto, said spriniarms tending normally to hold the ludiek.; a) .rt flexible eonnc-etions secured to said s ningarmfl, and aliook in line with the main body, the arrangement being such that a drni en said hook will canse the ends of the spring:- arms to closely approaeh each other, substantially as described.

5. ln Mish trap-hook, the eomliinai ion will: the line, of a. main body movable in resgier? to said line, ol' spring-arms connected to said main body and provided with hoot-rf, le.\;ihle connections between Said springen and the line, an intermediate hook connected with the main bod) whereby a draft on .said hook will canse the ont-er ends of said arms to closely approach eaeli other, substantially :is described.

In testimony whereof I allix my Signal ure in .the presence of two witnesses.

LHARL 1S O. COOK.

Witnesses:

Ennemi Gnarls, 'lnoims F. .NL-inbox.' 

